Luggage-carrier for velocipedes



(No Model.)

H. LAMSON.

. C. LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR VELOOIPEDES.

No. 584,943. Patented June 22, 1897.

CHARLES H. LAMSON, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

LUGGAGECARRIER FOR VELOCIPEDES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Eatent No. 584,93, dated June 22,1897. Application filed April 3,1896. Serial No. 586,018. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. LAMSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State ofMaine, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inLuggage-Carriers for Velocipedes;- and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which said invention belongs to'makeand use the same.

My invention relates to luggage-carriers for bicycles, tricycles, andother velocipedes, it being particularly adapted for use on bicycles.

The object of the invention is to construct a simple, cheaply-made, andeffective carrier which can be readily folded into a small compass forconvenience in carrying when not in use. I

The carrier consists, essentially, of two parallel frames which restwhen in position on the top of the. handle-bar. Their front or outerends are jointed together by means of two lateral projections which locktogether to form a joint capable of holding in one direction whileremaining rigid in the other. The rear end is held in position on top ofthe handle-bars by means of a latch which hooks around the upper end ofthe handle-bar post, while the forward end is held down by a strapconnecting with the head of the machine.

I have illustrated my invention by means of the accompanying drawings,in which is shown a carrier constructed according to my invention, andin Which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the carrier in position on abicycle handlebar; and Fig. 2 is an end View with the straps removed,showing the manner of folding.

The two parallel frames D are made up, as here shown, by single piecesof Wire forming parallel sides It 7t. That portion of the wire whichforms the forward or outer ends of the frames is extended laterally toform two arms g g, which look together with a joint f, which, as hereshown, is capable of permitting the two frames to shut or fold togetherdownward, as shown in Fig. 2, while holding the frames rigid in theother direction.

The rear portion of the carrier is secured to the handle-bar A by meansof a latch e, which connects the two loops 61, formed in the wires 70 oneach frame. The forward end of the carrier is held down by a strap 11,which is secured, as here shown, to the arms 9 and is adapted to befastened around the head 0 of the machine. A strap h connects the rearends of the frames and holds them flexibly together when the carrier isremoved from the machine. Suitable straps jj are provided for securingthe luggage 011 the top of the carrier.

It will be seen that the carrier when in position on the top of thehandle-bar forms a flat rest on which packages may be placed and thatthe principal weight comes directly on top of the handle-bar.

When it is desired to remove the carrrier,

the latch e is unhooked from around the upper end of the handle-bar post13, the strap 2' is unfastened, and the two frames are folded together,as shown in Fig. 2. It can then be packed into a small compass forshipment or any other purpose.

The forming of the joint f flexible in one direction only insures therigidity of the frames when fastened to the handle-bar as describedwhile permitting them to be folded the handle-bar, a loop oneach of saidframes 1 intermediate between the ends thereof, a fastening-latchconnecting said loops and adapted to pass around the handle-bar post,the

outer end of each of said frames being provided with a lateralprojection the ends of said projections being connected by aj ointcapable of permitting the frames to fold together in one direction onlyand a strap for securing the forward end of said carrier to the head ofthe machine.

CHARLES H. LAMSON.

Witnesses:

S. WV. BATES, WILLIAM J. GATES.

